The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25
THE CITIZENS COMPANY.
Interviews With Coils. Sam. Fate, Jr.,
and W. ID. Bethel.
Both Gentlemen Disciatm Any Cor
necifOn with the Hndden
Persecution.


he city's controversy with the Mem
phis City, Peoples and Citz ans street
railroad companies, a reporter yester.
day encountered Col. Sam Tate, IT,,
who has recently returned from BIZ.
Mr.. Tate Ia largely inter.
ested In various institutions OF Mem,
phis, among others the Citiz ans Street
Company, and q man Of
financial standing and influenza. The
questions and replies were as follows:
"Mr. Tate, you have been away from
home for some time, and don't know
much about the present status Of the
Hadden AFFAIR.""
"I've kept posted whenever I could
about the Hadden affair, and think l
understand It,"
as your street railroad company
the Citizens'-opposed, or in any way
interested, personally or collectively,
In the prosecution OF Hadden ?"
Neither directly nor indirectly. On
the contrary, think every man In
the Oit'Esns' Street Railroad Com pany
personal friends oi.Hsdden."
I'D You know Of any subscription
paper, or the signers Of II, who have
subscribed money 10 pay Gen. Chal-
mers to prosecute Hidden ?"
III do not, and, furthermore, would
say that each stakeholder and director
In the company has stated TO me that
they had not done 20, and had no
connection whatever with this prose-
cu,ion."
"Whs, do you think Of Hadden's
management Of the Taxing District
government"
II think that his acts ss a public
officer are Liable 10 criticism; at The
same time / believe that whatever he
has done has been for what he be-
llevsd TO be for the best interests OF
Memphis. He has possibly technic
ally violated the Law, but with no In.
tention OF doing any wrong toward
the city or her best Interest,""
"You don't believe In the prosecu.
ton or persecution Of Hadden?"
~ don't believe In the persecution
Of anybody"
"You DONE sgree with Col. r. D.
Fnyser, president OF the Mem his
and the Peoples Street Oar Com pany,
who believes that Hsdden ought to
be persscuted, and doesn't care who
knows III"
my answer 10 the preceding quee-
tions will explain my position"
Are the Ci'ixsns and the Mem.
phis and Peoples Street Railroad
Companies merged In one, and, II 90,
by what name and authority 2"
mot being q director or an officer
oil the company, ! sm not at liberty 10
answer that q iss,ion."
"Whst do You think OF the way
Hidden has been handled by two
grand iuries AID by the Criminal
Cour' 2"
AS to that, am not sufficien tly
we'll informed about what they have
djne 10 give an expresion."
"Do you tLink Hidden dishonest,
dishonorsbl., or in any way wanting
In in,egri,yi'
"Nn, by any means."
"What, then, 10 his crime7"
IL don't think there has been any
crime. He certainly can'l be charged
with u until proven sgsinst him."
what do you suppose 10 The aaimu'
Tor the prosecution or persecution oil
Hadden, and who are q the bottom Of
III"
~ certainly do not know who Ia a,
the bottom Of Il, bat do know that
ihe street car companies have nothing
30 DO with H."
"Don't you believe and know tina,
MADDEN has been q faithful and Ell
oient officer, and has followed the
epirit and intent Of the laws OF the
Tsx'pg Dis,rict7'
III believe that he has tried 10 follow
the spirit and intent Of tho laws az q
every point where he thought IL wa,
10 the Deet interests of the city. still
iuiiher believe that some Of his act,
are liable 20 criticism"
Done you know that the good
name a Memphis has been IL iured
by this persecution Of Hadden, and
tina, the taxing district form Of gov
eminent has been brought into die
repute a. more liable 70 biodle con
troll and Management than the old
f1rm Of mayor and board Of alder
men2"
81 have heard the question dis
cusstd throughout tho North and tn,
East, and At ,vsry point the genera
expression was that lhe middle would
redound.to The Taxing. ID istrict's Gre iit
II IL tIceedir ely unfortunate at thir
particular time that such a state O
afalrs should exist, both for our tinan
cial credit and our future prosperity. ;
"What do ysu suppose IL going Il
he the effect Of this prosecution O
Hidden upon the real estate men
whom they hnd 90 q result OF II al
public improvements within the city
limits have been stor ped, and tina
the encouraging boom Ct the eprin,
has been silenced1"
"Not good"
"Do you know OF any combination
-Nhcltt tohnohAtu W o'hlil VI IN VIII
ing, or by agreement OF any kind
that IL made up OF street railroad
stockholders, bondholders or en-
ployes, old ward politicians, bummers
{ IN Iias, or political asplrants, TO In
lure, cripple or kill MADDEN becaus,
he has stood in their way and for "a,
ci'v's intertsleY
III do not. l do know that there Il
NJ combinat on OF street car Interest,"
To XII Hidden or iniure him in any
wav."
"You are largely interested In the
CiuEans' Street RsilroEd Company
hut don't yen think the Interests oI
Memphis and lie PEOPLE ne far above
u 40 there Ia money value between the
real and personal wealth OF the city
AID tho value Of tho bonds and stock
Of that company"
III don't see that the street car com.
pany has anything 30 do with this
question, the bludholder nor stock.
holders having had nothing 20 do
with Il. That bslng tho case, can.
not zoe why they shonld he dragged
into this question, In which they are
taking no interest. Even should an
individual s,ockholder think other